{"product_id":"9780008721817","title":"Thorn Season","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Azar, Kiera \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 14 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 11 September 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (Harper Fire) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e163 x 241 x 143 | 642g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an irresistible cast of characters, an incredible high fantasy world, and a unique, dangerous magic system, THORN SEASON is an epic court romantasy – perfect YA for fans Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Destined to be a romantasy sensation' – Katherine Webber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Sexy, hilarious and completely addictive. I need more!' – S. F. Williamson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ONLY THE SHARPEST WILL SURVIVE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Court is filled with charming vipers,” I said, chin lifted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “But charming or not, we are vipers all the same.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In the Kingdom of Daradon, a persecuted few are Wielders – able to exert a physical power that extends beyond their visible body: a shimmering tendril that can pick a lock, a gentle coil that reaches out to give a loving caress, or an inexorable rope that will kill a man before he knows it is around his neck. Feared and mistrusted for this ability, Wielders have always been Hunted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alissa Paine – heiress of a noble lineage, daughter of a Hunter family – is also a Wielder. And as she approaches her eighteenth Season, Alissa knows she has escaped execution so far only through painful self-control, and the fragile efforts of her beloved father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summoned to the harsh and glittering royal court for the debutante season, Alissa finds herself trapped in a web of hidden intentions – and caught between two equally dangerous men. One is a brutal ruler with the handsome face of a fairytale prince, who would see her destroyed in an instant if the truth were known – and the other a beguiling foreign ambassador with secret agendas of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It’s Rose Season at the palace, but Alissa knows that survival will depend on being the most vicious of the thorns…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e WIELD YOUR POWER. GUARD YOUR SECRET. SURVIVE THE HUNT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Sharp, funny, and dangerous, and packed full of irresistible twists, Thorn Season is an unforgettable novel that marks the introduction of a major new YA voice and will be the romantasy debut of 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55794190254455,"sku":"9780008721817","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780008721817.jpg?v=1758120944","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780008721817","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}